We Tried It: Cry Baby Semi-Permanent Mascara!

You know that beauty product that you just can't live without? Well, for me, that's always been mascara, so, when I heard about Cry Baby Semi-Permanent Mascara, I was super intrigued. Cry Baby promises to last about two to three weeks, thicken natural lashes 30-50%, and make lashes look 20-50% longer — I was so excited to try it! I went to Elke Von Freudenberg in New York to get the Cry Baby mascara appiied. Elke has been in the beauty business since she was 16 years old! Her works has appeared on the runways of high-end designers, like Doce & Gabana, Ralph Lauren, and Diana Von Furstenberg, so I definitely felt like I was in safe hands. Here's a picture of my eyes taken before the Cry Baby Mascara was applied:

michelle king before

Before Elke put on the Cry Baby Mascara, she explained to me that the process was not like eye-lash extensions and I shouldn't expect lashes that looked false. Instead, I should expect a better looking, and more permenant, version of the mascara I wear daily. Each Cry Baby mascara is custom mixed, based off what kind of eye lashes you like to have. I asked for longer, more winged out eyelashes. A thin paste is applied to the lashes and then the Cry Baby mascara is applied. The mascara quickly dries, forming a flexible coating that adds color, thickness and length. Elke was super friendly and answered the dozens of questions I had. It was clear that, not only did she know what she was doing, but she also loved doing it!

I wasn't sure what to expect with Cry Baby Mascara, but I loved the results! It was so great to wake up in the morning and have one less step in my beauty regimine — and I didn't have to worry about my mascara smudging throughout the day! The next day, I went to dinner with friends and everyone was asking what mascara I was wearing. Here's the after pic:

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